Medway LEA Advisory Service
Energy resources/electrical circuits
7I & 7J
31 min
33 marks
Q1-L3, Q2-L4, Q3-L4, Q4-L5, Q5-L5, Q6-L6
1. The drawing shows Mark’s house. He uses three methods to generate electricity.
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(a) Draw a straight line from each of the two methods below to the main energy
resource used to generate electricity.
Draw only two lines.
method energy resource
air movement
solar cells
chemicals
sunlight
petrol generator
heat
2 marks
(b) (i) The solar cells cannot work at night.
Give the reason for this.
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1 mark
(ii) The wind turbine cannot generate electricity all the time.
Give the reason for this.
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1 mark
Maximum 4 marks
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2. The table below gives information about three fuels that can be used in cars.
shows a substance is produced when the fuel burns.
X shows a substance is not produced when the fuel burns.
some of the substances produced
energy
fuel physical when the fuel burns
released,
state in kJ/kg carbon sulphur water
monoxide dioxide
petrol liquid 48 000
hydrogen gas 121 000 X X
ethanol liquid 30 000 X
(alcohol)
(a) Which fuel, in the table, releases the least energy per kilogram (kg)?
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1 mark
(b) Some scientists say that if hydrogen is burned as a fuel there will be less
pollution.
From the information in the table, give one reason why there will be less pollution.
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1 mark
(c) Which of the three fuels in the table can be compressed into a small container?
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1 mark
(d) Which gas in the air is needed for fuels to burn?
Tick the correct box.
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
oxygen
water vapour
1 mark
(e) Petrol and ethanol are both fuels. Petrol is made from oil.
Scientists say that oil could run out in 100 years.
In some countries people plant sugar cane and use it to make ethanol.
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Sugar cane will not run out. Explain why.
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1 mark
Maximum 5 marks
3. Meera used the Internet to find out about energy resources. The drawing below shows
what Meera saw on her computer screen.
 1996-2002 Ask Jeeves, Inc
(a) Coal is a fossil fuel.
Give the names of two other fossil fuels in the list on the screen.
………………………..……...…......and………………….......…………..….
2 marks
(b) (i) Wave energy is an example of a renewable energy resource.
From the list on the screen above choose two other renewable energy
resources.
………………………..……...…..... and ………………….......…………..…
2 marks
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(ii) Meera found out how wave energy can be used to generate electricity.
She saw the diagram below on the Internet.
Each box below shows a stage in generating electricity.
A The air turns the turbine.
B The turbine turns the
generator.
C The waves move up the
chamber.
D The generator produces
electricity.
E The waves push the air
up the chamber.
On the lines below write the letters of the stages in the correct order.
Two have been done for you.
.....C..... ........... ......A...... ........... ............
2 marks
Maximum 6 marks
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4. The back window of this car contains a heating element.
The heating element is part of an electrical circuit connected to the battery of the car.
The diagrams below show two ways of connecting the circuit of a heating element.
circuit A circuit B
(a) Give the name of each type of circuit:
circuit A ...................................................................
circuit B ...................................................................
1 mark
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(b) A wire gets broken at point X on circuit A and at point Y on circuit B.
X Y
circuit A circuit B
When the switch is closed, how does the broken wire affect the heating
element in:
(i) circuit A? ............................................................................................
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1 mark
(ii) circuit B? .............................................................................................
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1 mark
(c) In very cold weather, ice may form on the back window of the car.
When the heating element is switched on, the ice will disappear and the surface
of the window will become clear and dry.
(i) Fill the gap below to show the energy transfer that takes place.
When the heater is switched on, ........................................ energy is
transferred from the wires to the ice.
1 mark
(ii) As the window becomes clear and dry, physical changes take place in the
ice.
Fill the gaps below to show the physical changes which take place.
from …………………. to ……………………….to ……………………
1 mark
Maximum 5 marks
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5. The diagram shows two dodgem cars at a fairground. The circuit symbols for the motor
and pedal for each dodgem car are shown on the diagram.
pick-up wire
connection
to wire mesh
wire
mesh
power
supply
connection
to metal
metal floor floor
metal wheel
(a) Complete the following sentence.
Each dodgem car is connected to the power supply through the
......................................... which is in contact with the wire
mesh, and through the ......................................... which is
in contact with the metal floor.
1 mark
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(b) Dodgem cars are connected using parallel circuits.
Complete the circuit diagram below for the two dodgem cars.
Use two motor symbols, M , and two switch symbols, .
The power supply for the circuit has been drawn for you.
connection
to wire mesh
power
supply
connection
to metal
floor
2 marks
(c) Even when the power supply is switched on, the dodgem car will not move until
the pedal is pressed. Give the reason for this.
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1 mark
(d) A man looks after the dodgem cars during the rides.
Why does the man not get an electric shock as he walks across the metal floor?
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1 mark
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(e) During one ride, the two dodgem cars are running. The pick-up wire on one car
snaps off. Describe how this affects:
(i) the dodgem car with the broken pick-up wire;
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1 mark
(ii) the other dodgem car.
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1 mark
Maximum 7 marks
6. The tides can be used to generate electricity. A dam is built across a river estuary, as
shown below.
dam
water level
turbine spins
to generate
electricity
water level
water flow
sea bed sea bed
(a) The water is higher on one side of the dam than on the other. As the water begins
to flow through the dam it turns a turbine. The turbine generates electricity.
Describe the useful energy changes which take place in this process.
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2 marks
(b) Explain why tides are classified as a renewable energy source.
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1 mark
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(c) Give one way, other than from the tides, of generating electricity by using the
sea.
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1 mark
(d) Apart from cost, give one advantage and one disadvantage of an oil-fired power
station compared with a tidal power station.
advantage .......................................................................................................
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disadvantage ..................................................................................................
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2 marks
Maximum 6 marks
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